Author Archives: Other News Sources

Martin’s problem: Corruption at home and abroad

Posted on March 27, 2004 by Other News Sources

(March 27, 2004) The Prime Minister says he is fighting corruption, but he is merely keeping the lid on scandals. The Acres bribery case is one that could blow up. Paul Martin’s spin-filled response to the sponsorship scandal failed to maintain his pre-scandal popularity. His honeymoon as Canada’s dream prime minister abruptly ended only weeks after he assumed power. Corruption, however, has an international as well as a national face, and Canada’s corruption problems have as much of an international character as a national one. Continue reading →

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The rich have always been inviting targets

Posted on March 9, 2004 by Other News Sources

(March 9, 2004) Some are appalled that Martha Stewart could be prosecuted for covering up a crime she didn’t commit, especially when prosecutors would never have been bothered pursuing an ordinary person. Yet double standards against the rich are nothing new. Prosecutors and others have long made their careers by going after this very visible minority. Continue reading →

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Elitist immigration policy bars poor, unskilled workers

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Other News Sources

(February 14, 2004) “Make Manitoba Your New Home” the government Web site courting immigrants says. “Manitoba Welcomes Newcomers.” But most potential immigrants aren’t listening, and for good reason. Continue reading →

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New immigrants enrich Canadian cities

Posted on February 7, 2004 by Other News Sources

(February 7, 2004) New immigrants take a good city and make it better. They take a dull or derelict district and make it lively. They take a struggling economy and make it boom. They help explain why Toronto thrives while others dive. Continue reading →

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Adding immigrants will improve the environment

Posted on January 31, 2004 by Other News Sources

(January 31, 2004) Immigration profoundly affects the global environment, particularly when it involves the movement of people from backward, rural areas to advances industrialized countries. Continue reading →

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